Living in a fishing village still quite unfamiliar to tourists, An Cuong in Quang Ngai is now attracting visitors thanks to the area’s beautiful beach and interesting interactions with fishermen.

Twice offered the opportunity to move to France under family sponsorship, Professor and Dr Nguyen Thi Ngoc Phuong chose to remain in Vietnam.

What began with a young teacher’s desire to preserve Co Tu dance has grown into a 40-member troupe spanning generations - and a way for villagers in central Vietnam to earn additional income from their heritage.

For 26 years, 93-year-old Khmer man Mai Huyen has poured his time, savings and faith into a 20-meter tower in southern Vietnam, filling it with thousands of Buddhist statues, many made by his own hands.

A farmer in Vietnam’s Mekong Delta has spent more than 30 years turning repeated setbacks into a fish business that now sells across the country and exports to the US and South Korea.

At 75, Nguyen Huu Nam still takes to the skies above Hanoi, where a video of him paragliding while recalling his wartime years has drawn hundreds of thousands of views online.

What began with his pregnant wife craving a fruit he could not find at local markets has grown into a 2,000-tree farm in Vietnam’s Mekong Delta, earning farmer Bui Huu Toan up to $19,000 a year in profit from fresh fruit alone.

From sharing the screen with Burt Reynolds and Dev Anand to her memorable role in ‘The Joy Luck Club,’ Kieu Chinh has spent nearly 70 years in cinema. Now, at 89, she is returning to Vietnamese film.

Perched high amid the clouds and mountain winds of Son Luong commune in Lao Cai province, Giang Pang village was once defined by hardship and deprivation. Today, this Hmong community is taking on a new vitality.

Quang Ngai-born engineer Huu Qui has become the first Vietnamese member of a volunteer fire brigade in Japan’s Toyama City.

After falling for Lo Lo Chai’s tranquility, a young Hanoi mother left city life behind to transform a decades-old earthen house into a mountain homestay.

Do Thi Xuan Dieu left a job paying more than $750 a month to return to Can Tho and find new value in a fruit often left to fall unwanted. Two years of experimentation later, her dried lekima earned four-star OCOP status.

Once avoided by children who called him “snake boy,” Nguyen Dinh Vuong is now 24 and preparing to begin university life in Da Nang.

A 73-year-old man in Ho Chi Minh City walks more than 14 kilometers every day selling lottery tickets to make a living. Despite his modest means, he still sets aside more than $2,600 each year for charity.

At 23, Vo Hoang Duyen left city life behind. Armed with little more than a smartphone, she is now bringing the food, people and untold stories of her fishing village to millions.

Once virtually unknown to tourists, An Cuong is finding a place on Vietnam’s travel map thanks in part to a local man who left city life to return home.

A small restaurant in the heart of Paris has become a popular destination for diners eager to try authentic Vietnamese specialties such as blood sausage, fried tofu with fermented shrimp paste, and Cha Ca La Vong (La Vong grilled fish).

At first glance, they look like ceramic flower vases or miniature villages. Look closer, and these intricate works of Vietnamese art turn out to be mooncakes.

Aline Rebeaud arrived in Vietnam after a year-long overland journey from Switzerland. More than three decades later, the children she has cared for here are the family she chose.